Module SSI3020 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SSI3020: Employment Experience (UK and Abroad)
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Curriculum Vitae | 750 words | 1; 2; 3; 5; 6; 7 | Written and Oral |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
---|---|---|
65 | 0 | 35 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
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Reflective Essay | 50 | 2,000 words | 2;4;9 | Written and Oral |
Recorded Interview Responses | 35 | 10 mins | 2; 9 | Written and Oral |
Updated Curriculum Vitae and/or Linked-In profile | 15 | As required | 1; 2; 3; 5; 6; 7; 9; 10 | Written and Oral |
Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
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Reflective Essay | Reflective Essay, 2000 words (50%) | 2;4;9 | referral/deferral period |
Recorded Interview Responses | Recorded Interview Responses, 10 minutes (35%) | 2;9 | referral/deferral period |
Updated Curriculum Vitae | Updated Curriculum Vitae and/or Linked-In profile (15%) | 1; 2; 3; 5; 6; 7; 9; 10 | referral/deferral period |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Cottrell, S. (2003), Skills for Success: The Personal Development Planning Handbook. Palgrave Study Guides. London
Fanthorne, C. (2004), Work Placements – A Survival Guide for Students. Palgrave Study Guides. Macmillan, London.
Kolb, D. (1984), ‘Experiential Learning: Experience as a source of Learning and Development.’ PHI, New Jersey.
Longson, S. (1999), Making Work Experience Count. How to Books.
Moon, J. (1999), Learning Journals: A handbook for academics, students and professional development . Kogan Page, London.
Turnock, C. & Mulholland, J. (2007), Learning in the Workplace. A toolkit for placement tutors, supervisors, mentors and facilitators. Kingsham Press.
Williams, Woolliams, and Spiro. (2012). Reflective writing. Palgrave Macmillan.